The AP made sure nobody thought the president actually got to have any fun.
At 11a ET: President welcomes Super Bowl champion Saints to White House...Talks about oil spill...Christian aid group to stay in Afghanistan
AP Radio News
APRadioNews
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy let it be known the Saints were also quite busy today.
big day for Saints. @ White House now, then off to Walter Reed to visit military members (via @Official_Saints)
Brian McCarthy
NFLprguy
MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Lacewell scored an invite...
Wow just saw my black Prez congratulate New Orleans Saints as Super Bowl champs. Thinking I better watch for flying pigs. #unlikelystuff
Harris-Lacewell
harrislacewell
...while the Cajun Boy was left out in the cold.
Oh God I'm gonna tear up watching my Saints in the White House.
Brett
thecajunboy
CBS White House correspondent Peter Maer got some poor advance man fired.
Will White House risers hold? Major tonnage on stage behind Pres.Obama as #Superbowl champ New Orleans #Saints are honored in the East Room.
PETER MAER
petermaercbs
Football Outsiders' Michael Tanier hoped the Saints still had a sense of humor.
Obama gives Saints cabinet positions: Reggie Bush, Financial Ethics Advisor.
Michael Tanier
FO_MTanier
Saints fullback Heath Evans had a disquieting vision of his future.
Sitting outside 1 of the 17 security checks to get to the White House! This is what my house will look like when my girls r 16 & 13. #fb
Heath Evans
HeathEvans
CBS Radio's Mark Knoller saw cynical political motives everywhere he turned.
Before leaving WH, Pres. Obama used New Orleans Saints event to trumpet successful top kill cement procedure on BP oil well.
Mark Knoller
markknoller
Fred Thompson got in a pretty great zinger.
Super Bowl champ Saints visit White House. Next time Obama's surrounded by a winning team, it'll be Congressional Republicans. #ftrs #tcot
Fred Thompson
fredthompson
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